by Leigh Sprague | Sep 19, 2015 | Blog, Leigh Sprague
I'm falling in love. I can feel it. Falling deep into love. With Maryann. Beautiful Maryann. Each morning I wake up in a swoon, with a tingle in my fingertips and a stirring of my loins. Wake up to her smile, her kind words. What a beautiful day,…
by Charles Jones | Sep 18, 2015 | Blog, Charles Jones
An important part of my "incarceration plan" while here at Bastrop Federal Satellite Camp is to read. Upon arrival, I was glad to find one of the books on my reading list in the library. I'm going to write a report on each book that I read here,…
by David Applegate | Sep 17, 2015 | Blog, David Applegate
My mom just learned that this article was posted to the website but due to some technical problem never was sent to subscribers in June. So, please excuse the delay. A few weeks back, my dear friend and colleague Georgette Pascale – President of…
by Mark Bernstein | Sep 17, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
I've been here now for 16 days, a wee bit over two weeks, the time has not gone by as quickly as I had hoped it would but it is starting to pass by easier than the beginning. I have to assume, dangerous of me to assume anything, however, that the…
by Charles Jones | Sep 16, 2015 | Blog, Charles Jones
My very first impression of camp was not a sight or a sound--it was an unidentified flying smell. That first day I entered through the side door and walked by the Chow Hall where the smell is mysteriously created. I seem to be the only person here…
by Mark Bernstein | Sep 16, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
I have come to realize and appreciate how important the various forms of contact we have to the outside world is. In here the simply ability to email and call is a privilege that can be taken away from us and it's such an important piece of the…
by Roxanne Jackson | Sep 16, 2015 | Blog, Roxanne Jackson
Its been almost 8 weeks since I became identified as 19677-026. I have been fairly content since I started this journey. A big part is my belief that in the near future these days will be behind me. I have received numerous cards asking me what life…
by Kevin Boardman | Sep 16, 2015 | Blog, Kevin Boardman
Top 10 things you can do to help a loved one or friend who is in prison #7 Pray for your loved one or friend. That's all...just pray for them. If you want to pray for something specific, pray that he or she will find people to surround them self…
by David Applegate | Sep 16, 2015 | Blog, David Applegate
A lot of people have told me that I am being too hard on myself and more people may think that after I wrote about the laundry list of changes I need – and want – to make in my last post. Change is hard but it is necessary in order to grow…
by Mark Bernstein | Sep 14, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
Without a doubt it is harder on my wife, Sherry than it is on me. Not only am I sentenced to a term in federal prison but my wife and family are as well. In fact I think the term is much harder on the families left behind, in many case they now have…